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1953 Chevrolet Corvette displayed at the 1953 GM Motorama car show 1953 Corvette exits assembly line. The first generation of Corvette was introduced late in the 1953 model year, appearing as a show car for the 1953 General Motors Motorama, January 17–23 at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. [10]
From the 1984 model year (available January 1984) through the 1988 model year, the Corvette was available with a Doug Nash "4+3" transmission - a 4-speed manual coupled to an automatic overdrive on the top three gears. This unusual transmission was a synergy that allowed the Corvette to keep a stout 4 speed, but add an overdrive.
2004 Corvette C5-R came back in 2004 and won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in their class. The Prodrive Ferrari led most of the race, but with under 12 hours to go both the Prodrive cars had problems causing them to pit and lose laps. The Corvettes went on to finish 1–2, with the No. 64 car finishing 16 laps ahead of the lead Ferrari.
A deputy pulled over a tractor-trailer carrying ten Chevrolet C8 Corvettes, valued at over $1,250,000, on Feb. 15, according to a Cochise Country Sheriff’s Office news release.
It features 36 Chevy Corvettes -- one for each year starting in 1953. Read: Hot Car Dangers! What You Need to Know.
Social media influencer Parker Jones attracted police attention for revving his modified C6 Z06 too loudly, so to avoid driving past authorities, he had his car trucked away.
The star of the collection is a 1953 model, one of only 225 thought to still remain from the Corvette’s debut year.The car has lost its original Polo White over Red color scheme over the years ...
This was the last year for contrasting paint colors in cove areas, and the last two-tone Corvette of any type until 1978. Also debuting in 1961 was a new boat-tail that was carried through to the C2. Infrequently ordered options included RPO 353 275 hp (205 kW) engine (118), RPO 687 heavy-duty brakes and steering (233), RPO 276 15×5.5-inch ...